Essay Slavery and Anti-Slavery David Brion Davis Abolitionism emerged in America as part of a massive fusion of reform movements related to religious revivals and dedicated to the goal of creating a righteous society capable of fulfilling America’s high ideals. [1] In part, the...
History Now Essay Expelling the Poor: The Antebellum Origins of American Deportation Policy Hidetaka Hirota Dehumanizing insults to foreigners, aggressive enforcement of immigration law by overzealous officials, and tragic family separation routinely appear in immigration-related news in the United States today. At the center of the present... Appears in: 52 | The History of US Immigration Laws Fall 2018